Janet Parks Delivers Keynote at Construction History Society Meeting

Janet Parks, Avery's Curator of Drawings and Archives will deliver the keynote address at the 3rd biennial meeting of the Construction History Society of America, November 2-3, 2012. The meeting is being held in Boston concurrent with the “Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America’s Great Public Spaces” exhibit curated by John Ochsendorf and on […]

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Avery Welcomes Leo Stezano

Leo Stezano joins the Avery Library as the Project Manager for the Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Collection project. An experienced software professional, Leo received his Master of Science in Library and Information Studies from Syracuse University in December of 2011, with a focus on digital libraries. He earned dual BA/BE degrees in engineering […]

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Graduate Archival Interns

Drawings and Archives welcomes our new Graduate Archival Interns for 2012-2013.  Emily Rinaldi (GSAPP-HP) will be working on the papers of the architect Alan Burnham (1913-1984), an early preservationist supporting the foundation of the New York City Landmarks Commission .  Pamela Casey (MFA-Writing) will be processing the papers of another notable New Yorker, Henry Hope […]

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Avery at ARLIS/NA Annual Conference

Avery staff will attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference in Toronto, Mar. 29- Apr. 2, 2012. Carole Ann Fabian, Avery Director, is the Conference Co-Chair for Programs and will also present an update on the Built Works Registry (BWR) — a collaborative Avery, ARTstor and Getty project. Now in its second year of development, the BWR […]

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Carolyn Yerkes, Curator of Avery Classics, Speaking

 On Saturday, October 1, the University of Virginia Art Museum is hosting a symposium entitled Variety, Archeology, and Ornament: Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice in which I will be speaking. This symposium is being held in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name that features several items from Avery’s collections. I will […]

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Carolyn Yerkes appointed Curator of Avery Classics

Carolyn Yerkes joins Avery Library this week as its new Curator of Avery Classics A long-time reader in Avery Classics, Carolyn is well acquainted with our outstanding collection and with the worldwide community of scholars who work here throughout the year. Her substantial knowledge of architectural history and history of the book will guide her […]

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